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NE\A^BURGH

AND VICINITY,

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SRETCH OF WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTEI|S.

(COPYRIGHT 1883)
pOMPIL-ED AND j^UBLISHED BY J^LETCHER puj^lS,

NEW YORK.

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PAGE.

General View of City . . 3

Principal Streets 5

Washington's Headquarters 5

Public Buildings 8

Church Edifices 9

Private Kesidences 10

Hotels 11

Railroad Depots 12

Points of Interest in the Vicinity .. 13

New Windsor 13

Cornwall Landing 15

West Point 17

Balmvillc 19

Convent of Mercy 19

Cedar Hill Cemetery •. 20

Danskammer Point 20

Hampton Point 21

Marlborough 21

Orange Lake 21

Mucha.ttoes Lake 22

Across the Kiver 22

Commercial Industries 23

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JOHN M. DAVIS, Typographer, 40 Fulton Street,

THE

City of Newburgh,

iHE traveler standing on the deck of the steam,
er as it emerges from the Highlands into the
p g. ? % broad waters of Newburgh Ba^^ sees spread
II ^ out around him a scene of rare beauty which
^^ is in strong contrast bo the wild grandeur of
the Highlands. The Bay of Naples lives in romance
and in the memory of those travelers who love to
deify whatever is foreign, but one may visit a thous-
and storied haunts abroad and never see such an
unveiling of nature's grand and lovely features as
she offers every day from the deck of the steamer
passing through Newburgh Bay.

On nearing the landing a fine view is obtained of
the entire city, situated on a steep hillside with the
houses rising above each other on a series of natural

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terraces, and presenting a very striking effect as
viewed from this point. On a commanding emi-
nence in the southern part of the city — easily desig-
nated from the river hy the large flag-staff on the
grounds— stands the old stone house which was the
headquarters of General Washington while his army
was encamped in the vicinity, and which is referred
to hereafter.

The bay, one of the finest configurations of the
Hudson, is sufficient alone to give wide reputation
to the place; but to the Revolutionary associations
connected with the city is due the fact that New-
burgh is a place dear to every American, and a
shrine where thousands of j^atriotic hearts annually
pay their homage.

The first settlement is said to have been made
here as early as 1708 — although the first authentic
record puts the date as 1719 — the settlers being nine
emigrants from the Palatinate of Newburgh in Ger-
many, and from this small collection of pioneers'
cabins the city has grown to be one of the finest in
the State, with a population of nearly 20,000. The
city enjoys the influences of the Highland atmos-
phere, lying as it does in the sheltered Cornwall
basin, and as a place of residence stands high in
favor, its streets, arched by stately trees, being
adorned with many handsome and private resi-
dences.

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PRINCIPAL STREETS.

Running north and south and parallel to the river,
Fnmt and Water Streets are the principal business
thoroughfares; then in regular order, going west,
we cross Smith, Montj^ontery, Grand, Liberty, Cham-
bers, Lander, Johnstcm and DuBois Streets. Leading
to the river and crossing the above streets at right
angles, are Washingto7i, Broadway, First, Second,
Third, Fourth, Fifth, South, Clinton and Broad Streets,
in regular order from south to north. A stranger
can readily familiarize himself with the streets by
noting that the steamboat landing is at Second Street,

WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS.

At the south end of Grand Street is the entrance
to the grounds surrounding the old " Hasbrouck
House," now so generall}^ known as Washington's
Headquarters. The building, a low one-story stone
structure 56x46 feet, was erected in 1750, and when
Washington met his army at Newburgh was oc-
cupied by the family of Jonathan Hasbrouck, a
colonel in the district militia. The house was al-
ready historic, as tradition says that a small stone
cabin, which formed the nucleus of the present
edifice, was erected here by one of the original set-
tlers of the place in 1708. Additions were made to
the building in 1760 and 1770, leaving it substantially
in its present form.

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While the home of Colonel Hasbrouck, the house
seems to have been dedicated to public uses, for
here on the first Tuesday in April, 1763, was held the
first town meeting for the Precinct of Newburgh,
and at the breaking out of the war the Committee of
Safety made it their headquarters. When Washing-
ton was initiated into the Masonic fraternity he was
staying at the " Hasbrouck House," and it was here
he matured the plans which led to the final triumph
of the American army. Washington remained here
until August i8th. 1783, on the morning of which
da}^ he took his departure from Newburgh. During
his stay at this place he passed through the most
trying period of the Revolution. A threatening
spirit of rebellion was taking possession of his com-
mand through the inattention on the part of Con-
gress to the pa5nnent of the army, when in March,
1783 the famous "Newburgh Letters" made their
appearance, advising the army to revolt. Washing-
ton called a meeting of his officers and in reply to
these letters read to them one of the most remark-
able addresses on record, and which crushed the
revolt with a single blow. This address was written
at the " Hasbrouck House " and was read to the
officers at the "Temple" in New W^indsor, where
the principal part of the troops were encamped
during their stay in the vicinity,

On April 19, 1783, notice of the cessation of hostil-
ities was read to the army, and on the morning of

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November 3, 1783, the army was formally disbanded
on the lawn in front of the house.

At the close of the war the old house was again in
possession of the Hasbroucks until 1849, when by
the foreclosure of a mortgage it came into the pos-
session of the State of New York. A Board of
Trustees was appointed and the building, which had
been somewhat modernized, was as nearl}^ as pos-
sible restored to its original condition, and on the
Fourth of July, 1850, the place was dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies "to be forever kept to
awaken sacred and patriotic memories."

On entering the house we pass into a large room
with seven doors and one window. Without ceiling
the immense whitewashed beams overhead suggest
a strength of construction unknown to modern
builders. This room was used as the family sitting
and dining room, and stepping on the hearth we
can look up at the sky through the wide and gaping
mouth of the chimne3\ Hanging in the fireplace
are several relics of the Revolution, found in the
vicinit)^ and in one corner of the room stands the
old arm chair, the only remaining piece of furniture
used here by Washington.

Adjoining this room on the south was the family
room; on the west a store room and hall, having an
outer door opening to the west; on the north two
bedrooms, one occupied by Washington, the other a
part of the time by Hamilton. The kitchen was in

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the southwest corner, and the parlor in the north-
west, the store room and hall separating them.

Many valuable relics have been collected and are
preserved in the building with great care. In one of
the north rooms is a very ancient piano made by
Geo. Astor & Co., London, 1760, and brought over
by the Clinton family in 1770. In the south room is
a large collection of fire-arms used in the Revolu-
tionary war, the war of 1812, and the Mexican war.
There are many other relics in the different rooms,
which the visitor will find enumerated in the cata-
logue to be had of the Custodian of the building.

A fine view of the bay and surrounding country is
obtained from the old porch. In the foreground lies
the broad waters of the bay, dotted here and there
with the "white-wings" of commerce, while to the
eastward beyond the low lying Fishkili plains rises
the twin peaks of North and South Beacons, from
whose summits the watchfires signalled the patriots
encamped within sight. To the north the river
stretches away until lost behind the Ulster County
hills, while to the southward we have a fine view of
the entrance to the pass in the Highlands, with
Pollipels Island standing guard in the centre of the
gateway and the towering heights of Storm King
and Breakneck rising on either hand.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Newburgh has more handsome public buildings

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than any city of its size in the State, prominent
among them the Sav/ngs Bank, corner of Second,
and Smith Streets, which in point of architecture is
the finest in the city; the new Y. M. C. A. BuildiJig,
corner Third and Smith Streets; the Erie Building,
on Third above Water; the Post-office and Law
Building, directly opposite, has the upper floors
divided into offices, the entire top-floor being occu-
pied by the Telephone Exchange ; the County Court
House, standing in the centre of the park at Third
and Grand Streets; the Public Eibrary, on Grand
below Second ; the City Armory, on Broadway above
Liberty Street, occupied by the Fifth and Tenth
Separate Companies, (formerly the Seventeenth
Battalion) N. G. S. N, Y. ; and headquarters of Co-
lunibian Hose and Lawson Hose Companies, corner of
Second and Montgomery Streets,

CHURCH EDIFICES.

The most prominent churches in the city are: —
St. John's M, E., on Broadway below Grand Street;
Unioji Presbyterian, corner Montgomery and First;
Associate Reformed, corner Grand and First; ^S7.
Patrick's R. C, on Grand below First; St. Georges
P. E., corner Grand and Second; Trinity M. E.,
corner Liberty and Third; Calvary Presbyterian, on
Liberty above Third; American Reformed, corner
Grand and Third; First Baptist, on South near

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Grand; First I^rcsbytcrian, corner Grand and South;
.S7. PauVs P. E., on Grand above South ; in addition
to which there are several other smaller churches of
different denominations.

PRIVATE RESIDENCES.

Among the many private residences deserving
special mention is tlTat of Mr. Homer Ramsdell, one
of Newburgh's most public spirited citizens, who has
been largel)^ identified with, the growth and pros-
perity of the city. The house stands in the midst of
a park laid out in the style of those surrounding
man}^ of the ancestral homes of England, and is
guarded at the entrance, on Liberty Street near
Broad, by a magnificent gateway and keeper's lodge,
which is a distinctive feature of many of the country
seats along the Hudson.

Adjoining Mr. Ramsdell's place on the south is
the residence of S. R. Van Duzer the New York
druggist, and on the east side of Liberty Street, with
entrance on Broad, is the handsomely laid out
grounds and residence of W. W. Carson. This place
was formerh^ owned by the late A. J. Downing,
author of several works on landscape gardening,
and is still known to many as The Downing Place.

On the southwest corner of Grand and Broad
Streets is the entrance to the former residence of
James Bigler, well known as the inventor of the

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automatic whistling buoy so extensively used by the
United States Government.

Along the line of Grand Street to the northern
city limits, and on Grand Avenue, a fine drive ex-
tending from this point to Balmville, are many
residences, notably those of Hon. Peter Ward; Hon.
D. B. St. John; Judge C. F. Brown; Wm. Wright;
David Scott; and Capt. C. S. Jenkins.

HOTELS.

Newburgh has three first-class hotels, in addition
to which there are several large private boarding
houses in the city and vicinity. The United States,
on Front Street opposite the steamboat landing, is
the most popular hotel in the city. During the past
year the house has been enlarged and thoroughly
refurnished, and is now one of the best appointed
hotels on the Hudson River. Visitors from New
York and other points by way of the regular Day
Boats, can here get a first-class dinner and have
ample time to visit all the principal points of inter-
est before the departure of the down boat.

The Baldwiti House, on the hill at the head of
Third Street, is the largest hotel in the city, and is
the popular family resort. The house is surrounded
with roomy and well shaded grounds, and com-
mands a fine view of the city and the Hudson River
from West Point to New Hamburgh. A free 'bus
connects with all trains and steamers.

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The Merchants' Hotel, on Front Street near the
steamboat landing, has been enlarged and newly
furnished and has one of the best restaurants in the
city attached.

RAILROAD DEPOTS.

The Union Depot, at the south end of Front Street,
near the foot of Broadway, is the point of departure
of trains on the New York, Lake Erie &^ IVestern ;
New York, West Shore &^ Buffalo ; 7\.\\^ New York &^
New England Railroads. Connection with the N. Y.
«& N. E. is made by way of the transfer boat, IVni. T.
Hart, the largest ferry boat in the world, having a
carrying capacity of twenty-seven loaded cars.

The depot of the New York Central &^ Hudson
River Railroad is located at the ferry landing foot of
Second Street.

Points of Interest

IN THE VICINITY.

Not only is the city itself historic but the whole
region about here is full of interest, and a stranger
having a day or more at his disposal can spend the
time very pleasantly in visiting the many interesting
localities easily accessible by carriage drive or
public conveyance, the most prominent of which we
propose to mention in the following pages.

DOWN THE RIVER.

oldest town in Orange County, the first settlement
having been made here in 1685. There are many
points of historic interest in the old town, promi-
nent among them the old John Ellison house, which
was for a time the headquarters of Generals Knox
and Greene; the house occupied by Lafayette: and

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near this, on the bank of Moodna Creek, is the old
forge where Jonas Wiihanis wrought one of the
great chains which was stretched across the river in
the Highlands to prevent the passage of the British
ships. In this connection we may remark that there
were three obstructions to navigation placed in the
Highlands during the Revolution, viz.; at Fort
Montgomer}' a chain supported by timbers; at West
Point another chain; and at Pollipels Island a
Chevaiix-de-frise composed of immense spears se-
cured in cribs filled with stone. A large section of
the Fort Montgomery chain is on the Parade
Ground at West Point, and one link is also among
the relics to be seen at Washington's Headquarters
in Newburgh, together with one of the spears of the
Pollipels Island obstruction.

At New Windsor was also located the famous
building known as the ''Temple" which was erected
in 1783 as a place of public worship. This building
has always been described and pictured as an im-
mense log structure, but it has lately been proven
by historical facts that the building erected here by
order of General Washington was a frame structure
about 60x80 feet, and that the description so com-
monly accepted applies to the "Masonic Temple"
erected at West Point about the same time.

About half a mile below New Windsor, on the
river front, are the remains of a redoubt built by
order of General Clinton, and armed with a battery

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of fourteen guns, which covered the obstruction at
PoHipels Island, and also swept the river down to
the Highlands.

CORNWALL LANDING.

Four miles below Newburgh, at the base of Storm
King lies the scattered town of Cornwall the largest
and most popular summer resort in the Hudson
Highlands. The place is famous as the home of
N. P. Willis, to whom it owes its popularity, as it was
through his writings the place became known to the
world. " Idlewild," the home of the poet, is still one
of the attractions of the place. Not less than five
thousand people anually summer in the Cornwall
district, many of whom came here a few years ago
as invalids; and physicians are now sending patients
to Cornwall for affections that it was formerly
thought could not be benefitted by any climate
other than the Bermudas or Bahamas,

Through the enterprise of Dr. E. H. Champlin,
one of the owners of the Cornwall Mountam House,
one of the finest drives in the country has been
opened through the mountains to West Point, af-
fording at many points magnificent views of this
mountainous region. Half way up the western
slope of Storm King stands the Mountain House,
thoroughly protected from the damp marine atmos-
phere, and aptly named by the owners "The Climate

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Cure of the Highlands." The entire slope of the
mountain being covered with a growth of cedar and
other balsamic trees, the air is health-giving and
invigorating at all seasons.

The view of the surrounding country from the
summit of Storm King, nearly i,6oo feet above the
river, is one of the grandest on the continent.
While there are loftier and grander views, there are
none more beautiful; the beauty being of that varied
kind changing at every point, so rarel)^ found and
has its parallel only in the castle-crowned hills and
mountains of the Rhine. Just to the southeast lies
West Point, the softened strains of its military band
being borne up to us on our loft}^ outlook, and the
deep thunder of its artillery reverberating among
the mountains. On the opposite side of the river
lies Cold Spring, a flourishing town hemmed in on
every side b}^ towering mountains, and four miles to
the north is Newburgh, its spires glistening in the
sunlight, while at our feet, in the shadow of the
mountain, lies the village of Cornwall, the "Gem of
the Highlands." The majestic Hudson, bearing on
its tide the commerce of a nation, sw^eeps around the
base of the mountain, passes the gateway to the
sea, and is soon lost to view in the tortuous High-
lands. Northward it stretches away in full \new
some twenty miles until hidden behind the hills,
where the finest of landscapes is unfolded, dis-
closing cities, villages, and towns mingled with the

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gently undulating hills reaching away to the Shaw-
angunk Mountains on the west, and the Berkshire
Hills on the east, while far to the north towering
over all, and distant fully sixty miles, are the blue
Catskills blending with the sky on the very rim of
day.

Three miles below Cornwall, and lying within the
great natural amphitheatre of the Highlands, is

WEST POINT

with its romantic history and present national im-
portance,

■ To the lover of the picturesque the place has
many attractions, and nowhere in the country can
such glimpses of mountain and river scenery be ob-
tained as from many points within the Academ)^
grounds — notably the view of Newburgh Bay and
the Highlands from the north piazza of the West
Point Hotel. This is a favorite spot both familiar
and dear to every cadet, and we can imagine how
many have lingered here in the evenings with their
comrades' pretty sisters; how many hands have
been clasped ; and how many parting tears shed by
the graduates and their sweethearts, who met here
in some instances for the last time. Many a boy in
cadet's uniform said his good-bye here in the moon-
light, before the war, and thought of it when a lieu-
tenant down South on the night before his last

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battle; and many a girl reading- the news of his
death, has recalled his face and the touch of his
hand the evening they sat together outside the
brilliantly lighted windows of the dear old hotel.

The IVcs^ Point Hotel, the only one on the Gov-
ernment Reservation, is finely located on the north
side of the Parade Ground, and was formerly known
as " Roe's Hotel " b}^ which name it is still known to
many, as distinguishing it from Cranstons West
Pomt Hotel, a mile further south.

The Officers Quarters, are on the west of the
Parade Ground; the Cadet Barracks, Chapel, and
Library, are on the south, together with the old
Riding Hall, now used for recitation rooms, gymna-
sium, art-galler3% and museum. The most promi-
nent building here is the New Observatory erected
for the Government by the West Shore Railroad
Company, the tunnel of that company passing
directly under the old building and making it useless
for that purpose.

On the summit oi Mount Independence, an irregular
hill some distance back from the river, are the ruins
of Fort Putnatn — such as are left of the once stout
work — and climbing to these we get a new glimpse
of the Highlands.

To see the Point in all its beauty one should visit
it during the month of June, when the magnificent
scenery and foliage are bright with their summer
freshness. The place is also more attractive at this

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time as the annual examinations and graduating
exercises are in progress, and hundreds flock here
from all parts of the countr3^ to witness the v^arious
militar}^ drills by da}', and mortar firing by night.

During the Revolution West Point was the most
important fortification in the Highlands, and one of
the saddest lessons of that period is connected with
it in the history of the treason of Benedict Arnold.

Returning to Newburgh, and following the line of
Grand Street north, we come to

BALMVILLE.

This section derives its name from the large Balm
of Gilead Ti'ee at the junction of the Marlborough
road, about two miles from the city. The tree is
said to have been planted here in 1750, and since the
year i860 has been gradually decaying until it now
presents a strong contrast to the surrounding
foliage, its gnarled and knotted trunk and many
bare arms spreading in every direction giving, it a
very weird appearance.

CONVENT OF MERCY.

Passing up the Marlborough road a short distance
north of the " big tree," on the summit of the hill
and easily distinguished by the large cross on t'lie
roof, we come to the building formerly known as
the Thaycj- Homestead, now occupied by the Sisters

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of Mercy, who conduct an institution here for the
education of Catholic orphans. The building is a
large stone edifice surmounted by a mansard roof,
and commands a magnificent view of the surround-
ing country.

CEDAR HILL CEMETERY.

Five miles north of the city on the same road is
this beautiful cemetery. Laid out a few years ago
on ground finely adapted for the purpose, the place
is now one of the finest " cities of the dead " in New
York State. One feature of the cemetery is the
entire absence of the conventional headstones — all
the plots being marked by monuments, many of
which are not only expensive but very handsome in
design and execution.

DANSKAMMER POINT.

A short distance above the cemetery is this
famous point, now a portion of the Armstrong
estate. The name, signifying the "Devil's Dance
Chamber," was given to the place by Hendrick
Hudson after witnessing the Indian pow-wow here
at night. The point willl be remembered as the
scene of the wreck of the steamer Thomas Cor7ien,
on the night of March 27, 1882. It has always been
considered by river pilots as a dangerous point
during dark and foggy nights, and since the above
disaster Congress has made an appropriation for
erecting a lighthouse here.

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HAMPTON POINT.

On the line between Orange and Ulster Counties,
seven miles from Newburgh, was twenty years ago
one of the principal landing places on the river.
The only boat landing here now is the little Hudson
Taylor, plying between New Hamburg and Marl-
borough. The point is covered with a magnificent
growth of cedars, said to be the finest species found
in the United States.

A mile farther north is the village of

MARLBOROUGH

lying at the head of a picturesque ravine about a
mile back of the river. The country around here is
noted as one of the largest fruit-growing districts in
the Hudson River valley. The night-boats landing
here often occupy an hour in receiving fruit; the
line of wagons on the road to the landing sometimes
being nearl}^ half a mile long.

Visitors to Marlborough and Cedar Hill can vary
their drive by returning over the " River Road "
which leaves the main road at the cemetery en-
trance and joins it again at the " Balmville Tree."
This road affords fine views of the river at many

points.

ORANGE LAKE.

This is a popular summer resort about six miles
west of the citv. having: on its shores several

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boarding houses and a race-course, and can be
reached b)^ the stages run b)^ the proprietors of
these houses to meet the regular morning and after-
noon boats.

MUCHATTOES LAKE,

a large bod}^ of fresh water at West Newburgh,
about a mile southwest of the business centre, is
reached by way of Broadway. This lake is the
source of Newburgh's ice suppl5% one party owning
large ice-houses on its shore and supplying the
entire city and vicinity.

ACROSS THE RIVER.

Fishkill Landinf^ opposite the city is an important
manufacturing centre and the river outlet for
several manufacturing towns on the line of the
Newburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut Railroad. It
is also a point of considerable historic interest; for
while Newburgh was the headquarters of Washing-
ton during over one-half of the seven years of the
Revolutionary struggle, Eishkill was a centre of
equal importance in another respect. The public
stores were removed from New York to this place
in 1776, and the depot for supplies was maintained
here until near the close of the war.

Among the historical buildings still to be seen
here are the headquarters of Baron Steuben, the
Wharton House, and the old Dutch church which
has been made famous through Cooper's story of
"The Spy."

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Dejinings Point a mile below the landing, was the
residence of Captain William Denning during the
war, and the place now known as Presque-Isle is still
in possession of his heirs,

Loiv Point, formerly known as Carthage Landing,
four miles north of Fishkill, was once a prominent
landing for the night-boats, its old dock and tumble-
down store-houses being the only remaining land-
mark of its former importance.

New Hamburgh, directly opposite Hampton Point,
will be remembered as the scene of the great rail-
road disaster which occured here a few years ago.
The draw-bridge where the accident happened spans
Wappingers Cret-k, which reaches back to IVappin-
gers Falls — a large manufacturing town.

COMMERCI/lL !NDOSTF[IES

Foremost among the commercial industries locat-
ed here is the Ship Yard and Marine Raihuay of
Ward, Stanton & Co., at the " south end." During
the past few years this firm has entered the arena of
iron boat building, having built the Lackawanna,
Hoboken and Pan7ipeck for the Hoboken Ferr}'- Co.,
the Nezvbiirgh, Kitigstoti, and Albany for the West
Shore Ferry in New York; City of Newburgh, now

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running on the Newburgh and Fishkill Ferry, the
new Government tender John Rodgcrs ; and have
under way and contracted for several additional
boats for the above-named ferries. They have also
gained wide reputation as builders of several of the
largest and finest steam tugs and steam-yachts
afloat, among them the Robert Lockhart, Dassori,
E. Lukenbach, and L. C. Ward, and the steam-yachts
Vedette, Henriette, Rhada, and Namouna.^ The latter
vessel, owned by James Gordon Bennett, is the
largest and most luxuriously furnished private
3^acht in the world, and has probably attracted more
attention than any ever built.

The Newburgh Steam Mills, on the river bank a
short distance above the steamboat landing, is the
largest building in the city and presents a very im-
posing appearance from the river. This company
gives employment to hundreds of women in the
manufacture of cotton cloth for the various bleach-
eries and print works in the United States.

Among the other manufacturing interests in the
city are : The Commercial Paint Works, foot of
South Street ; Beveridge's Brewery, foot of Fifth
Street, where the celebrated "Newburgh Ales" are
manufactured ; Wright's Engine Works, foot of
Washington Street ; WhitehilVs Foundry, on Ren-
wick Street, west of the Ship Yard, and the Saw
and Plafiing Mill oi Thos. Shaw & Sons, house and
steamboat joiners, on the same street.

1850—1883.

y/'ASHINGTON'S ffEAD^UARTERS.